I managed to get those colourful socks finished after all, in time for this week's blog post. Just. I used a ball of the Regia self-striping sock yarn designed by the Norwegian knitters Arne and Carlos – it's called Regia Pairfect. The idea is that one ball makes two identically patterned socks. You'll see by…

I think I mentioned a few posts back that i was planning on making some baby quilts using up some of the (very many) fabric pieces collected over the last few years. So I thought I'd share the first finished quilt, pieced together from mostly linen and cotton fabrics in shades of green, grey, brown…

Spring's in full swing here in Wellington, which means, rather delightfully, some wild winds and bright warm days mixed in with Antarctic southerlies. So there's still plenty of need for handknits!  I finished a hot water bottle cover a couple of weeks ago – it's made using the ''Haworth'' pattern (free on Ravelry here) and…

Two projects and some plants that I think might have subliminally inspired them. I'm working on a new jumper – the design is the No Frills Sweater by Danish designer Petite Knit. It's a very simple raglan-style with minimal shaping, kind of designed to be loose-fitting and fitted around the wrists and hem. The special…

Kia ora, Today's blog is coming to you from a stormy eve in early spring. I hope it finds you well, dear reader. I finished a knitting project last month and realised I hadn't yet shared it here on the blog. It's a jumper, made from Caitlin Hunter's ''Birkin'' design that I first saw in…

Hello! It's still hand-knit sock season here. I haven't felt like knitting any lately, but I have been wearing them, even to the office! I snapped the third photo above on my lunch break the other day. I realised I was wearing wool at every level – these socks, woolen trousers, hand-knit sweater, shawl and…

Hello! I hope this dispatch finds you well, wherever you are. I've been feeling slightly lazy about writing here… so I thought I'd just upload some pictures instead, while I wait for my words to come back. Here are a few things I've been doing lately, from top to bottom: = = Tom brought me…

Hello! I hope this finds you and keeping warm if you're in the wintry Antipodes, like me. It's equally likely you're in the middle of a heatwave, which is impossible to imagine from here at my desk where i'm wrapped in a knitted shawl!  The last time I wrote on here, I was getting ready…

Kia ora! Hope July is treating you well in your part of the world. Look at those beautiful socks my dear friend Felicia knitted for me. They arrived in the post as a complete surprise and totally made my week. I mean, look at them! They're beautiful. I think she may have used the pattern…

If it's the last week in June, the days must be slowly stretching out again. I hope you've been keeping warm and well, wherever you are. I've found this month to be particularly packed with things happening, all in a good way really, just life stuff. You know. Arlo turned 16, which necessitated several parties…